succubus - female demon that seduces men incubus - male demon that seduces women vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

“I asked Grok” “I asked ChatGPT” Yeah, well I asked my mother what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me.

Actually what am I talking about? It's me. I am Scotland's Zohran Mamdani. As ever my extraordinary modesty has held me back

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.

If you want kids to read: -Reopen the closed libraries -Give them free books -Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students -Work on adult literacy Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.

No words.

Tell me, where did this fear of ski slopes begin?

"You're like a modern day Jesus" (for helping a crying drunk, knowing where the nearest 24 hour shop was and owning shoe polish)

What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.

Love this picture of Batman with a tablet like he’s about to tell you there’s a 50 minute wait for a table but he can seat you at the bar

I love whatever is wrong with them 🙂‍↕️

@cstaffordbloor.bsky.social order placed! All this despite the age verification meaning I can't access your message, even though I can read the first line of it on the notification! Thanks!

[hot chocolate “you sexy thing” voice]

Genuinely thought this was nice until I got to the photo Whyyyyyyyy is this a thing

That really moving Marseillaise scene in Casablanca is now 400% more moving youtu.be/CbWgOpG1988

This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?" Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.

I'd somehow missed this, and it's so lovely www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-uq...

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned. Thought you'd enjoy this.

Medieval sandal, from 14th century, found preserved in vultures nest on a cliff in southern Spain, a rough sandal woven from grasses and twigs I'm not saying that vultures might also steal single socks from your laundry basket, but y'know...? www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Sound on for The Railway Children (1970). It looks like a folk horror film, so I added scary noises to the trailer. Listen to me and @eleanormorton.bsky.social for more: linktr.ee/readthat

(solemnly) You've had mail.

Alien, 1979. (Directed by Ridley Scott)

“Facebook’s own researchers found that “64% of all extremist group joins are due to our recommendation tools”, an internal report in 2016 found.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... My friends in Wales have no idea how we are not talking about this. Didn't Farage have Russia Today links?

The former leader of Reform in Wales has admitted taking bribes to make statements in support of Russia. This should be a massive story www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...

A Israeli academic asked his followers on X which sanction would really convince ordinary Israelis that they are isolated internationally. "Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"

I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with: 1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable. 2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable. 3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.

OK, so Tylenol is just the US English term for paracetamol. Pity it had to be such awful news that taught me this.

A guy on tik tok onside kicks into random things

French billionaire Bernard Arnault, world’s 8th-richest man, is blasting economist Gabriel Zucman’s proposed annual 2% levy on French wealth over 100 million euros ($117 million) as an attempt “to destroy the French economy.” The proposal has 86% public approval. www.reuters.com/world/france...

These Ant Queens Seem to Defy Biology: They Lay Eggs That Hatch Into Another Species buff.ly/65vzARt Iberian harvester ant queens produce offspring of their own species and of the builder harvester ant, seemingly by cloning males

This is a ten minute video broken up into parts for Bluesky from two australian doctors who made it into Gaza. The video starts with them saying the baby formula they brought with them was taken away and that Israel bombing the hospital in front of them and lying about giving warnings

Here's a thing that's probably right up your Straße, you big mad oddball.x

HUUUGE turnout this morning to demand protection for our jobs and our students' learning conditions. There is no deficit!!!

@alicefraser.bsky.social hey, just wanted to say that during the fringe you recommended #Swordheart by T Kingfisher to my book group. We haven't met yet, but I have just finished it and really enjoyed it. Thanks so much!

if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you

(trying to explain "fuck, marry, kill" to a black widow spider) no it's *three different* guys

"hahaha I am such a massive nerd about politics I bloody love politics, I love going to party conferences. No I'm not going to write about policy that sort of thing is of no interest at all to a fellow like me" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How do we convince publishers to stop doing this? Bibliographies and footnotes matter. They should be printed. Websites decay faster all the time. Especially in an era of huge mergers like the one that created Penguin Random House, where calls for efficiency see pages culled at every chance.

If every OS and browser is just gonna foist upon me ai features that I'll have to turn off, I'm going to stop updating software. I have no respect for Microsoft and Google, but Mozilla? I expected better from you.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

People say I'm a genius when I sort shellfish to go with my frites. To be honest, it's just mussel memory.

When ransacking an apartment, you're going to want to rotate all the picture frames to a crooked angle. And folks, I beg you, tilt those lampshades.

Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre Follow the instructions at the top of this open letter to join the campaign and sign docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The name Catherine doesn’t exist in the ancient world, and is likely a diminutive of an abbreviated form of Hekate which was used in antiquity: Κατε Thus the name Kate is older than the name Catherine! & while we use it as a diminutive, Kate is really an un-diminutive of a diminutive of itself.

This is a pretty good bit

i don't know what Rowlings problem with Scottish nationalists is. they just believe countries are real, your birthplace is immutable and that being Scottish has affected their lives. she acts likes they want to remove her right to vote because she's English but it's just basic geography.